Heavenly horse snap scores photographer trip to WEG
New Zealand photographers convey captured 2 of the nine categories inwards an international equine photograph competition.
Water featured inwards both of the winning Kiwi shots inwards the FEI Solidarity World Photo Grand Prix, amongst Briar Kate Bayes winning the Under-16 department amongst “Wet Selfie”, together with Libby Law taking out the Professional Photographers department amongst “Splash Palace”.
The winning entries volition last exhibited inwards the FEI Pavilion inwards the catch of the Games Village for the duration of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014, from August 23 to September seven inwards Normandy.
More than 3500 entries were received for the competition, amongst the overall prize going to Portuguese lensman Filipa Scarpa for her stunning paradigm of the Lusitano stallion Xisto.v
Lisbon-born Scarpa, who savage inwards dear amongst photography 10 years ago, has won to a greater extent than than ninety national together with international competitions, amongst her images beingness showcased this twelvemonth at the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition together with on NASA’s globe Observatory website.
She shot her winning paradigm at the vino producer Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima, inwards Portugal’s Tejo region, which also runs a stud for Lusitano horses.
“I dear horses to a greater extent than than wine, together with instead of photographing the spectacular vineyards, I headed to the stables where I saw this beautiful horse,” she said. “The calorie-free was fantastic, the Equus caballus was perfectly positioned inwards the middle of the window, together with I took the shot inwards a separate second. If he had moved an inch, this paradigm would non convey been possible. It was an amazing together with lucky moment.”
Unbeknown to Scarpa at the time, Xisto is a successful driving Equus caballus together with has been nominated to compete amongst Portugal’s Manuel Campilho Holstein at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 inwards Normandy, which commencement on August 23. Scarpa’s prize is an all-expenses-paid assignment amongst Thomson Reuters at the Games.
“This is an amazing twist of fate, together with I actually promise I regard Xisto again, this fourth dimension inwards Normandy! I convey iv sons, together with my 5th is my camera. Photography is my life, together with winning this contest is my biggest achievement then far,” she said.
The FEI Solidarity World Photo Grand Prix competition, aimed at regain photographic talent around Blue Planet inwards 2014, the Chinese Year of the Horse, was launched inwards May past times the Fédération Equestre Internationale amongst Action Images/Thomson Reuters, bespeak amateur together with professional person photographers to submit images that capture an aspect of equestrian sport together with lifestyles inwards a memorable together with eye-catching way.
“The entries across each category were of an extremely high calibre, which meant the judges had a tough fourth dimension coming upwards amongst the short-list together with overall winner,” said Alan Whiter, Vice President of Action Images. “The winning paradigm captures the imagination of the viewer every bit it almost looks similar a painting. The layers of depth, calorie-free together with symmetry brand for a actually striking image.”
Scarpa also won the Horse Portrait category, ane of nine categories for which to a greater extent than than 3500 images were entered.
As good every bit beingness on display at WEG, the images volition also last published inwards FEI Focus, the official journal of the Fédération Equestre Internationale, which is available every bit a gratis iPad application from the Apple Newsstand and online.
The category winners each have a tablet, personalised leather photography portfolio together with an Action Images/Thomson Reuters primary class. All winning together with shortlisted entries tin last viewed on Flickr, amongst videos on Instagram.
The judging panel was chaired past times FEI President Princess Haya, who said she was struck past times “the diversity, beauty together with genuine creativity of all the images entered inwards the competition”.
“The category winners, together with all the shortlisted images for that matter, actually left an impression on me together with I am grateful to convey seen the sport together with Equus caballus world through then many unlike lenses. Needless to tell it was refreshing together with eye-opening!” Princess Haya said.
The judging panel also included:
- Deirdre Lyons, Co-Founder together with Director of Corporate Image together with Design at Alltech, championship sponsor of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 inwards Normandy;
- Mark Adams, Director of Communications at the International Olympic Committee;
- Bob Rosato, legendary sports lensman together with COO of USA Today Sports Images; Melissa Farlow, award-winning National Geographic photographer;
- Giuseppe Della Chiesa, Chair of the FEI Eventing Committee together with international course of written report designer; Alan Whiter, Vice President of Action Images;
- Ingrid Klimke, two-time Olympic Eventing squad gilded medallist;
- Arnd Bronkhorst, internationally renowned equestrian photographer; and
- Dustin Vaughn-Luma, mobile photography together with visual blueprint specialist.
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